'Helpmate' definitions:
Definition of 'Helpmate'
From: GCIDE
- Helpmate \Help"mate`\, n. [A corruption of the "help meet for him" of --Genesis ii. 18.--Fitzedward Hall.] A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife. [1913 Webster]
- In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land. --Pennant. [1913 Webster]
- A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'helpmate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acolyte,
- adjutant,
- agent,
- aid,
- aide,
- aide-de-camp,
- aider,
- assistant,
- attendant,
- auxiliary,
- best man,
- better half,
- coadjutant,
- coadjutor,
- coadjutress,
- coadjutrix,
- common-law wife,
- concubine,
- deputy,
- executive officer,
- feme,
- feme covert,
- goodwife,
- goody,
- help,
- helper,
- helpmeet,
- lady,
- lieutenant,
- married woman,
- matron,
- old lady,
- old woman,
- paranymph,
- paraprofessional,
- rib,
- second,
- servant,
- sideman,
- squaw,
- supporting actor,
- supporting instrumentalist,
- wedded wife,
- wife,
- woman